Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cupcake Recipe

Peanut butter and chocolate are quite possibly the two cases that go together best in the world. Reese’s sure got it right when they created peanut butter cups! Here’s a delicious chocolate peanut butter cup cupcake recipe that’ll wow your guests… if you leave any for them to try!

Ingredients for chocolate cake

1/4C unsalted butter, left at room temperature

1C sugar

1C chocolate chips

2 eggs, left at room temperature

2 egg yolks, left at room temperature

1/2C oil of your choice

2t vanilla extract

1/3C sour cream

1C flour

1/2t salt

1/2t baking soda

1/2C cocoa powder

1/2C water, room temperature

15-20 small (size of a quarter) peanut butter cups

Directions for chocolate cake

1. Mix the butter and sugar together (medium speed) until light and fluffy.

2. Melt the peanut butter cups in the microwave.

3. Slowly add melted candy to the butter and sugar mixture, and stir until combined.

4. Add in the eggs and egg yolks one at a time, mix until combined.

5. Add in oil, vanilla, and sour cream. Continue to mix.

6. Sift flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder into a bowl.

7. Add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mix well.

8. Pour in the room temperature water and mix again.

9. Fill cupcake liners half full with cupcake batter.

10. Push one peanut butter cup into each liner full of cupcake batter.

11. Top of each cupcakes with a bit more cupcake batter so it’s 3/4 full.

12. Bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes. Use a toothpick to poke into the side of a cupcake (so you don’t accidentally poke the peanut butter cup). If your toothpick comes out clean, the cupcakes are done.

Ingredients for peanut butter frosting
3 sticks butter, room temperature
1C peanut butter
4C powdered sugar
2t vanilla
3T heavy whipping cream
Mini peanut butter cups to decorate the top, if you’d like.

Directions for peanut butter frosting

1. Add the butter and peanut butter to a bowl and mix on medium speed, until smooth.
2. Slowly add powdered sugar 1C at a time, mix well with the other ingredients.
3. Add the vanilla and cream, and mix on medium speed until it becomes light and fluffy.
4. Frost cupcakes.
5. Garnish with a mini peanut butter cup, if you’d like.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cupcake

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Author: Becca Ludlum

Ingredients

Ingredients for chocolate cake

• ¼ cup unsalted butter left at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 2 eggs left at room temperature
• 2 egg yolks left at room temperature
• ½ cup oil of your choice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup sour cream
• 1 cup flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• ½ cup water room temperature
• 15-20 small size of a quarter peanut butter cups

Ingredients for peanut butter frosting

• 3 sticks butter room temperature
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• Mini peanut butter cups to decorate the top if you'd like.

Instructions

Directions for chocolate cake

• Mix the butter and sugar together (medium speed) until light and fluffy.
• Melt the peanut butter cups in the microwave.
• Slowly add melted candy to the butter and sugar mixture, and stir until combined.
• Add in the eggs and egg yolks one at a time, mix until combined.
• Add in oil, vanilla, and sour cream. Continue to mix.
• Sift flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder into a bowl.
• Add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mix well.
• Pour in the room temperature water and mix again.
• Fill cupcake liners half full with cupcake batter.
• 10. Push one peanut butter cup into each liner full of cupcake batter.
• 11. Top of each cupcakes with a bit more cupcake batter so it's 3/4 full.
• 12. Bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes. Use a toothpick to poke into the side of a cupcake (so you don't accidentally poke the peanut butter cup). If your toothpick comes out clean, the cupcakes are done.

Directions for peanut butter frosting

• Add the butter and peanut butter to a bowl and mix on medium speed, until smooth.
• Slowly add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mix well with the other ingredients.
• Add the vanilla and cream, and mix on medium speed until it becomes light and fluffy.
• Frost cupcakes.
• Garnish with a mini peanut butter cup, if you'd like.

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